The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has selected Manish Pradhan for appointment as Director (Technical), Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Limited (MRVC). The selection was made during a PESB meeting held on October 17, 2025.
Mr. Pradhan is currently serving as Chief Workshop Engineer in the Ministry of Railways.
Following the PESB’s recommendation, his name has been forwarded to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for final approval. His appointment will be subject to necessary vigilance clearances and the ACC’s nod.
The PESB had issued an advertisement on May 21, 2025, inviting applications for the post of Director (Technical), which fell vacant on February 1, 2025, after Vilas Sopan Wadekar—then serving as Director (Technical)—was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of MRVC following PESB selection and subsequent ACC approval.
A total of 10 candidates were shortlisted and interviewed by the Board. Those who appeared before the PESB included:
- Arun Venkatesh Vernekar, Chief General Manager (Business Development), Ircon International Limited
- Atul Shriram Patil, Additional General Manager (Township Administration & Plant Civil Maintenance), NTPC Limited
- Murari Lal Meena, Chief Administrative Officer (Construction/Road Safety Projects), North Western Railway, Jaipur
- Manish Pradhan, Chief Workshop Engineer, Ministry of Railways
- Ashish Mehrotra, Chief Electrical Engineer (Distribution), Northern Railway
- Prafulla Chandra, Chief Electrical Engineer (Operation), Ministry of Railways
- Uday Prasad Singh, Principal Chief Project Manager, NHSRCL, Mumbai
- Anoop Kumar, Chief Track Engineer, Ministry of Railways
- Harishankar Chaurvedi, Chief Project Manager (MRVC), Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Limited
- Rajneesh Kumar Tomar, Chief Rolling Stock Engineer (Coaching), Ministry of Railways
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